{"id":5039,"date":"2025-11-14T11:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciproveg.com\/cs\/marinda-viljoen-bloom\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T11:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T09:28:04","slug":"marinda-viljoen-bloom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sciproveg.com\/cs\/governance\/academic-board\/marinda-viljoen-bloom\/","title":{"rendered":"Marinda Viljoen Bloom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Associate Professor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researcherprofiles.sun.ac.za\/1171-marinda-viljoenbloom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department Webpage<\/a> | E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:MV4@sun.ac.za\">MV4@sun.ac.za<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciproveg.com\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/profile-photos\/tb\/viljoen_bloom.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:auto;height:200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/collegiodocenti-production.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/1757574399655_CROP SCIENCE_MARINDA VILJOEN BLOOM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Main scientific topics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Yeast microbiology, Microbial biotechnology, Microbial hydrolysis of bioplastics, Plant-based biofuels, Antimicrobial peptide production in yeast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Public scientific profiles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"Available only for UNIPD members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRIS Webpage<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Marinda-Viljoen-Bloom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ResearchGate<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4825-2392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ORCID<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Publications (Google Scholar)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">(the 5 most recent publication)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">        <div class=\"spf-container\" data-order=\"desc\">\n            \n            <div class=\"spf-publication-list\">\n                                                        <article class=\"spf-publication-item\">\n                        <header class=\"spf-item-header\">\n                            <h3 class=\"spf-item-title\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&#038;hl=en&#038;oe=ASCII&#038;user=xTx9zewAAAAJ&#038;pagesize=100&#038;sortby=pubdate&#038;citation_for_view=xTx9zewAAAAJ:1sJd4Hv_s6UC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                    Identification and characterisation of a novel polyesterase from Coniochaeta pulveracea CAB 683 and its synergistic potential in bioplastic hydrolysis                                <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"spf-item-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"spf-authors\">D Vezzini, MW Myburgh, A Calzavara, A Lorenzetti, M Viljoen-Bloom, ...<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"spf-journal\">Bioresource Technology, 135286, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/header>\n                                                <footer class=\"spf-item-footer\">\n                            <span class=\"spf-year\">2026<\/span>\n                        <\/footer>\n                    <\/article>\n                                                        <article class=\"spf-publication-item\">\n                        <header class=\"spf-item-header\">\n                            <h3 class=\"spf-item-title\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&#038;hl=en&#038;oe=ASCII&#038;user=xTx9zewAAAAJ&#038;pagesize=100&#038;sortby=pubdate&#038;citation_for_view=xTx9zewAAAAJ:xtRiw3GOFMkC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                    Bacteriocin-producing Saccharomyces cerevisiae inhibits bacterial contamination in raw starch-to-ethanol fermentations                                <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"spf-item-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"spf-authors\">M Rossouw, RA Cripwell, WH van Zyl, LMT Dicks, M Viljoen-Bloom<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"spf-journal\">Bioresource Technology, 134406, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/header>\n                                                <footer class=\"spf-item-footer\">\n                            <span class=\"spf-year\">2026<\/span>\n                        <\/footer>\n                    <\/article>\n                                                        <article class=\"spf-publication-item\">\n                        <header class=\"spf-item-header\">\n                            <h3 class=\"spf-item-title\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&#038;hl=en&#038;oe=ASCII&#038;user=xTx9zewAAAAJ&#038;pagesize=100&#038;sortby=pubdate&#038;citation_for_view=xTx9zewAAAAJ:CHSYGLWDkRkC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                    Bacterial contamination in starch-to-ethanol fermentations: Can bacteriocin-producing Saccharomyces cerevisiae offer a solution?                                <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"spf-item-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"spf-authors\">M Rossouw, BJ Campbell, RA Cripwell, LMT Dicks, M Viljoen-Bloom<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"spf-journal\">Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 53, kuag011, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/header>\n                                                <footer class=\"spf-item-footer\">\n                            <span class=\"spf-year\">2026<\/span>\n                        <\/footer>\n                    <\/article>\n                                                        <article class=\"spf-publication-item\">\n                        <header class=\"spf-item-header\">\n                            <h3 class=\"spf-item-title\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&#038;hl=en&#038;oe=ASCII&#038;user=xTx9zewAAAAJ&#038;pagesize=100&#038;sortby=pubdate&#038;citation_for_view=xTx9zewAAAAJ:pyW8ca7W8N0C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                    Novel enzymatic cocktail enhances bioplastic hydrolysis and biomethane production during anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste                                <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"spf-item-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"spf-authors\">D Vezzini, L Faggian, MW Myburgh, L Facchini, A Conti, A Lorenzetti, ...<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"spf-journal\">Bioresource Technology, 133908, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/header>\n                                                <footer class=\"spf-item-footer\">\n                            <span class=\"spf-year\">2025<\/span>\n                        <\/footer>\n                    <\/article>\n                                                        <article class=\"spf-publication-item\">\n                        <header class=\"spf-item-header\">\n                            <h3 class=\"spf-item-title\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=view_citation&#038;hl=en&#038;oe=ASCII&#038;user=xTx9zewAAAAJ&#038;pagesize=100&#038;sortby=pubdate&#038;citation_for_view=xTx9zewAAAAJ:D03iK_w7-QYC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                    Single-step conversion of starch-based bioplastics to bioethanol with recombinant yeast strains                                <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"spf-item-meta\">\n                                <span class=\"spf-authors\">MW Myburgh, L Faggian, S Zanatta, WH van Zyl, M Viljoen-Bloom, ...<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"spf-journal\">Bioresource Technology, 133359, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/header>\n                                                <footer class=\"spf-item-footer\">\n                            <span class=\"spf-year\">2025<\/span>\n                        <\/footer>\n                    <\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"spf-more-link-wrapper\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&#038;user=xTx9zewAAAAJ&#038;view_op=list_works&#038;sortby=pubdate\"\n                       class=\"spf-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                        View All Publications                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        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